1965 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team
American college football season
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The 1965 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team represented California State College at Los Angeles—now known as California State University, Los Angeles—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Homer Beatty in his third and final season as head coach, Cal State Los Angeles compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the CCAA title for the third consecutive season. The team outscored its opponents 264 to 97 for the season. At the end of the regular season, Cal State Los Angeles qualified for the Camellia Bowl, which was the Western Regional Final for the NCAA College Division. The Diablos beat UC Santa Barbara in the game, 18–10. The year-end AP small college football poll had Cal State Los Angeles ranked second. The Diablos played home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
| 1965 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football | |
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CCAA champion | |
Camellia Bowl, W 18–10 vs. UC Santa Barbara | |
| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 2 (small college) |
| Record | 9–1 (5–0 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Rose Bowl |
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| No. 4/2 Cal St Los Angeles $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. NR/9 Long Beach State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valley State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | at Bowling Green* |
| L 0–21 | 9,474 | [1] | |
| September 25 | Cal Western* | W 35–8 | 4,850 | [2] | ||
| October 2 | Cal Poly Pomona* | No. 10 |
| W 41–0 | 4,919 | [3] |
| October 16 | No. 5 San Diego State | No. 7 |
| W 26–12 | 19,546 | [4] |
| October 23 | at No. 8 Fresno State | No. 4 | W 17–15 | 13,455 | [5][6] | |
| October 30 | at Hawaii* | No. 4 | W 37–7 | 14,000 | [7] | |
| November 6 | Cal Poly* | No. 4 |
| W 7–3 | 4,876 | [8] |
| November 13 | at No. 5 Long Beach State | No. 3 | W 27–21 | 18,297 | [9] | |
| November 20 | Valley State | No. 3 |
| W 56–0 | 1,100–2,774 | [10][11] |
| December 11 | UC Santa Barbara | No. 4 | W 18–10 | 3,500 | [12] | |
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Team players in the NFL/AFL
The following Cal State Los Angeles players were selected in the 1966 NFL draft.[14][15]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Don Davis | Defensive tackle | 2 | 25 | New York Giants |
| George Youngblood | Defensive back | 7 | 97 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Jim Weatherwax | Defensive tackle | 11 | 150 | Green Bay Packers |
| Terry Parks | Tackle | 14 | 202 | Los Angeles Rams |
The following Cal State Los Angeles players were selected in the 1966 AFL Draft.[14]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | AFL team |
| Don Davis | Defensive tackle | 1 | 7 | San Diego Chargers |
The following finished their Cal State Los Angeles career in 1965, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL Team |
| Tom Kennedy | Quarterback | 1966 New York Giants |
